Port St. Lucie, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

Port St. Lucie employment information

Index	Port St. Lucie	Florida	National
Income per capita	$23,945	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$50,829	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$54,653	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,744	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,683	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,353	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.1%	16.1%	15.1%

The Port St. Lucie, FL employment information can be a key indicator when searching for a new job. A good indicator of the strength of the job market is the income per capita and the median household income. The income per capita in Port St. Lucie is $23,945, which is 13% lower than than the Florida average and 20% lower than than the national average. The median household income is $50,829, which is 4% higher than than the Florida average and 8% lower than than the national average. The unemployment rate in Port St. Lucie is 6%, which is 23% higher than than the national average. The poverty rate in Port St. Lucie is 14% which is 7% lower than than the national average.

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am i middle class

$33,882$50,829$101,658

City

$32,596$48,900$97,800

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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The income per capita in Port St. Lucie is 20% lower than the national average.
The median household income in Port St. Lucie is 8% lower than the national average.
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings.
The unemployment rate in Port St. Lucie is 23% higher than the national average.
The poverty level in Port St. Lucie is 7% lower than the national average.

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Port St. Lucie median earnings by income bracket

Port St. Lucie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.2%	1.8%
Manufacturing sector	7.3%	0.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	4.5%
Wholesale & retail services	21.6%	17.5%
Public administration	4.7%	3.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	10.4%	38.2%
Other	31.9%	28.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sewall's Point, FL	2,146	$107,083	94%
Palm City, FL	23,668	$72,250	31%
Rio, FL	983	$55,542	0%
St. Lucie Village, FL	639	$55,096	0%
White City, FL	3,514	$54,221	2%
Port St. Lucie, FL	175,652	$50,829	8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chattanooga, TN	175,462	$41,278	25%
Fort Lauderdale, FL	175,153	$51,648	7%
Tempe, AZ	174,708	$50,474	9%
Garden Grove, CA	174,676	$60,522	9%
Oceanside, CA	173,829	$58,949	7%
Port St. Lucie, FL	175,652	$50,829	8%

Source: The Port St. Lucie, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).